Misunderstandings between parent and child are a normal occurrence in a parental relationship. However, if a child is irrationally rejecting a parent to the point of false accusations and unjustified hateful charges, it is already a cause for concern. Moreover, it can...
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Parental Alienation
Dealing with parental alienation in Michigan
Divorce can be emotionally trying and unfortunately, sometimes children get the worst of it. When there is a child involved and the custody and visitation agreement has been worked out, in theory, the parents stick to what they are supposed to do with regard to their...
Children can become casualties of a weaponized divorce
Holding your children for the first time is life-changing, and it can bring parents closer together. Life rarely works out the way we plan, and unfortunately, parents sometimes divorce. Sadly, children can get caught in the middle when a spouse weaponizes the divorce...
Watch out for parental alienation during the holidays
The holiday season can be difficult for co-parents. Even if you have a good relationship with your co-parent throughout the rest of the year, everyone gets a little more emotional during the holiday season, and this can lead to parental alienation. Common reasons for...
Dealing with parental alienation from your ex-spouse and child?
If you are divorced and living apart from your child, the situation must be challenging. Having to juggle your schedule as well as the schedule of your child can be challenging and you probably have to put a lot of effort into making it work so that your child's best...
Four ways to repair damage caused by parental alienation
We’ve spent a lot of time on the blog talking about the damage that can be caused to children by parental alienation. There’s no doubt that such manipulative actions taken by some parents are abusive, causing significant damage to children and their relationships with...
Narcissism can lead to parental alienation
In Michigan divorce cases where children are caught in the middle, the parents will have a litany of issues to get through to try and end the marriage and move on. While some cases are relatively straightforward and the sides may even be on reasonably good terms,...
Do personality disorders lead to parental alienation?
There are a lot of factors that contribute to parental alienation. A false belief that the other parent poses a threat to the child, a disdain for the other parent and mental health issues can all play a role. However, those aren’t the only issues that can lead to...
Who is likely to engage in parental alienation?
By now, many people have heard of parental alienation syndrome, which is behaviors or strategies that one parent uses against another to turn a child against them. Although parental alienation syndrome is common, it does not happen in every custody case, even those...
Domestic violence can become parental alienation
It may come as a surprise to many, but only about 10% of domestic violence abuse survivors experience relief from that abuse after they leave. Indeed, domestic violence (DV) abuse continues for years, sometimes even decades. One way that DV abusers continue that abuse...